While at the Apple Festival this weekend we saw some great local photographs (yes, we went, did lots of looking and came out empty-handed). We recognized a sunrise shot that looked like it was taken at the top of the mountain. And one of the old Cartecay Methodist Church.I received a new digital camera for my birthday this year (thanks Buddy!) and have really enjoyed it, taking pictures of grandkids and geocaching and whatever else I can find. I love the concept, no film, no paper, no waiting, just plug it in to the computer and voila! Instant pictures.
Anyway, I decided I would photograph some of the old buildings in our area. Here is a shot of the Old Cartecay Methodist Church, built in 1859 (click on picture to enlarge). It is on the National Register of Historic Places. This shot shows the back of the building, in the front there are two doors, separate entrances for men and women, as they did not sit together during worship. The pews are divided down the middle by a half wall, and there is a little cut-out in the wall on each pew so the babies could crawl back and forth between parents. Just a little slice of history that I pass by on the way to town.
